Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
The Revelaires*	Cab Driver	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	03:06
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
The Revelaires*	She Wears My Ring	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Charmaines*	(You Are) Hypnotized	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:33
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Matt Lucas*	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Theme from Canada	Love Serenade	04:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

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The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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